Fewer words for the wise

When you create public legal education and information (PLE) materials, less is usually more. We’ve said that many times here, but it’s a principle that can be hard to stick to, especially when you’re busy trying to decode confusing and complicated legislation for your clients on a daily basis.

Health care workers face similar challenges. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), many health care organizations don’t use plain language as much as they should. This can make it hard for people to understand and use information materials.

We’re sharing these posters because we think they are useful reminders for those of us who provide legal information that it is important to keep things simple. Indeed, we’ve written here before (at greater length) about jargon and about the use of numbers in PLE.

About Us

The PLExchange blog is an open forum for ideas and exchange of information about public legal education and information (PLE) issues and events. We hope to make this blog a dynamic, friendly and informative space.

Is there a project you’re working on or have heard of that you think others would like to hear about? Any practical tips or strategies that you use in your PLE work? Any PLE topics that you would like to learn more about? We'd love to hear from you.

Guest Post Guidelines

Interested in writing a guest post for our blog about PLE or access to justice initiatives? Click here for some information on how to become a guest author.